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Chas986
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US Army Vet, Retired Teacher, Picture Snapper -

Flowers/Critters mostly on premises

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Chas986 @chas986.bsky.social · Oct 2
It's the little things... #forget_me_nots #flowers #1st_Post
#forget_me_nots #flowers
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Lady House Finch in Monochrome [Haemorhous mexicanus]

#EastCoastKin #ECK #StunDay #monochrome #ClassicMono #blackandwhite #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseup #bird #smallbird #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #photograph #closeup
A monochrome profile portrait photograph of a female house finch perched on a garden hanger. She has her back to the camera and is facing right against a black background.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco [Junco hyemalis hyemalis]

One of a rowdy and ravenous flock in the back garden…

#EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BWFri #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseup #FlyDay #TheLittleThings #bird #smallbird #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #monochrome #ClassicMono #blackandwhite
Black and white closeup portrait of a chubby dark-backed gray bird with white underparts and black eyes perched on a birdfeeder facing the camera in front of a gray and white out-of-focus background.
January 23, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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Balance in a snowstorm…

Bright red male Northern Cardinal [Cardinalis cardinalis] in a snow squall balancing a snow pellet on his beak

#EastCoastKin #WackyWednesdayArt #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseup #snow #ColorADay #RedWed #bird #cardinal #red #crimson #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait
Closeup photograph of a bright red male northern cardinal at a green bird feeder in a snow squall balancing a snow pellet on his beak with a blurred snowy fence in the background.
January 21, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Orchid in Closeup [Phalaenopsis sp]

Gift from Friends

#MacroMonday #EastCoastKin #MinimalMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #flowersofbluesky #flower #plant #Marco #closeup #Phalaenopsis #orchid #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseup
Closeup macro photograph of the center of a white, burgundy, pink and yellow Phalaenopsis orchid in half profile on a black background.
January 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Monochrome portrait of a White Breasted Nuthatch [Sitta carolinensis] proudly showing off its one prized seed.

#EastCoastKin #TheLittleThings #SmallBirdSaturday #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #bird #nuthatch #photograph #closeup #portrait #BlueSkyArtShow #One #ClassicMono
Closeup grayscale photograph of a small gray bird with a black cap, white face and underparts with one seed in its beak. It is facing left on a feeder perch in front of a light background.
January 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Daffodil Profile [#Narcissus sp.]

#EastCoastKin #ColorADay #YellowThu #bloomscrolling #daffodil #jonquil #bulb #spring #yellow #flower #garden #plant #perennial #ornamental #photograph #macro #close-up #nature
Closeup profile photograph of a bright yellow flower with a darker trumpet-shaped center against a black background.
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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Blue Jay [Cyanocitta cristata bromia] “Whachoo lookin’ at?”

#EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BlueTue #AnimalArtTuesday #photograph #closeup #nature #bird #bluejay #garden #blue
Bright closeup of a blue, black, gray and white mid-size bird, staring at the camera in a hostile manner.
January 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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Tiny Coleus Flowers in #Grayscale

Bright tiny white and purple flowers shown in black and white brightening our windowsill this #winter

#EastCoastKin #BNWmacro #Stunday #monochrome #ClassicMono #coleus #flower #garden #plant #nature #annual #photograph #closeup #TheLittleThings #Bloomscrolling
Macro brightly back-lighted grayscale photograph of tiny white flowers on shadowed stems against a black background.
January 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Black & white individual circular portraits of two lady birds dining in a snow squall…

Downy Woodpecker [Dryobates pubescens] & House Sparrow [Passer domesticus]

#EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono #bird #woodpecker #sparrow #FlyDay #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait #snow #winter
Closeup portraits of a female downy woodpecker facing right and a house sparrow female facing left at a bird feeder dining during a winter snow squall. Each bird is in a separate round black and white photograph set horizontally on a rectangular black background.
January 9, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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Lady Northern Cardinal [Cardinalis cardinalis] Such a handsome beauty. New Year’s portrait…

#EastCoastKin #ColorADay #RedWed #bird #cardinal #songbird #red #crimson #winter #garden #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait
Closeup portrait photograph of a tawny female northern cardinal facing left with a bright red beak and red feathers on head, wings and tail. Pictured on a black steel plant hanger with a black background.
January 7, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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Northern Cardinal [Cardinalis cardinalis] Such a handsome guy in his winter finery

#EastCoastKin #bird #cardinal #songbird #red #crimson #winter #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait
Closeup photograph of a bright red male northern cardinal in his winter finery.
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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Carolina Wren [Thryothorus ludovicianus]

Petite brown bird in front of a blurred summer green and white background

#EastCoastKin #ColorADay #GreenSat #SmallBirdSaturday #TheLittleThings #smallbird #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #bird #wren #photograph #closeup #portrait #summer
Closeup photograph of a petite brown bird facing left with a white breast and white stripe above its eye perched in front of a summer green and white blurred background.
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Mourning Dove partying into 2026 [Zenaida macroura carolinensis] Sitting Pretty in the new year

#EastCoastKin #bird #avian #dove #garden #autumn #photograph #closeup #portrait #holiday #NewYear
#ColorADay #YellowThu
Closeup photograph of a round midsize beige and gray bird sitting on a fencepost with a blurred background rendered in various shades of green, gold, yellow and white celebratory lights of New Year.
January 1, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Holiday Nuthatch [Sitta carolinensis]

Portrait of a white breasted nuthatch celebrating the new year in style during golden hour

#EastCoastKin #TheLittleThings #smallbird #LittleBird #BirdsofBlueSky #bird #nuthatch #photograph #closeup #portrait #goldenhour #NewYearsEve
Golden-hued closeup photograph of a small gray bird facing left on a green feeder with a dark background highlighted by blurred golden orbs suggesting New Year’s Eve ballroom decorations.
December 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Pink Geranium (Pelargonium) Closeup from our windowsill

#Geranium #cultivar #Pelargonium #flower #houseplant #plant #nature #photograph #closeup #macro #pink #EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling #MacroMonday #MinimalMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon
Photographic closeup of an open pink geranium flower and four closed buds back-lighted in front of a black and white background.
December 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Close up… Cheerful Tufted Titmouse [Baeolophus bicolor] for the holidays on a #green bird feeder posing in front of a bokeh #green, #white and #gold background…

#EastCoastKin #bird #titmouse #gray #photograph #closeup #portrait #bokeh #adorable #holiday #ColorADay #GreenSat
Cute gray bird with a white front and tail on a green bird feeder facing right with a cheerful look on its face.
December 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Happy Holidays! Tiny flowers on the winter windowsill… [Coleus scutellarioides / Coleus blumei]

#EastCoastKin #DailyFlowers #coleus #cultivar #flower #garden #plant #nature #photograph #macro #closeup #winter #thelittlethings #holiday #bloomscrolling #flowersofbluesky #bright
Closeup photograph of tiny white and violet pointed flowers on a bright green stem with small buds interspersed above red leaves on a dark and festive bokeh background.
December 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Grab a Snack in the Snow - Blue Jay [Cyanocitta cristata bromia]

#EastCoastKin #ColorADay #BlueTue #AnimalArtTuesday #photograph #closeup #nature #bird #bluejay #birdfeeder #blue #green #winter #snow
Closeup photograph of a blue, black, gray and white mid-size bird, in a snow squall, facing right, looking alert, with a tiny seed, perched on the rim of a green snow-topped bird feeder against a frigid white and gray background.
December 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Coleus Flowers in #Grayscale [Coleus scutellarioides / Coleus blumei] Not often seen…

Bright little white flowers at the apex of a coleus stem brightening December…

#EastCoastKin #BNWmacro #Stunday #monochrome #ClassicMono #coleus #flower #garden #plant #nature #annual #photograph #macro #closeup
Dramatic macro grayscale photograph of a small spike of white flowers on shadowed stems with small textured leaves just visible at the base against a black background.
December 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Blue Jay and the Sparrows

“A little less noise, please!”

[Cyanocitta cristata bromia] [Passer domesticus]

#EastCoastKin #FlyDay #photograph #closeup #nature #bird #birdfeeder #nature #photograph #closeup #autumn
Closeup of a grumpy blue, black, gray and white bluejay glowering at three sparrows on a birdfeeder seeming to tell them to be quiet.
December 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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December 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Lady found her snack!

Red-eye special?

Red Bellied Woodpecker [Melanerpes carolinus]

#EastCoastKin #ColorADay #RedWed #bird #woodpecker #birdfeeder #photograph #closeup #nature #autumn
Closeup photograph of a large bird with a black and white striped back, white front and bright red on her head clinging to the rail of a green bird feeder at an angle, her long beak holding a single seed.
December 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Before the fall…

Gray squirrel poised at the top of a cylindrical bird feeder just a moment before slipping and falling to the ground below.

[Sciurus carolinensis] Eastern Gray Squirrel

#EastCoastKin #rodent #squirrel #nature #photograph #closeup #portrait #fall #critter
Gray squirrel poised at the top of a cylindrical bird feeder just a moment before slipping and falling to the ground below.
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM